Release Date: | 2009-06-08 |
The expat XML parser in the apr_xml_* interface in xml/apr_xml.c in Apache APR-util before 1.3.7, as used in the mod_dav and mod_dav_svn modules in the Apache HTTP Server, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted XML document containing a large number of nested entity references, as demonstrated by a PROPFIND request, a similar issue to CVE-2003-1564.
See more information about CVE-2009-1955 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD
NOTE: The following CVSS v2.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
Base Score: | 7.8 | Base Metrics: | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
Access Vector: | Network | Attack Complexity: | Low |
Authentication: | None required | Confidentiality Impact: | None |
Integrity Impact: | None | Availability Impact: | Complete |
Platform | Errata | Release Date |
Oracle Enterprise Linux version 4 (apr-util) | ELSA-2009-1107 | 2009-06-16 |
Oracle Linux version 5 (apr-util) | ELSA-2009-1107 | 2009-06-16 |
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